The exhibition ‘Border District’ addresses the topic of death as a taboo theme in our time and presents a number of Norwegian and international artists who have approached the phenomenon from varying angles. Some express the feeling of loss and grief when someone close passes away; others train the spotlight on the situation and status of old age, or reflect on our attitudes to the often inconceivable act of suicide. Some works also poses the hopeful question of whether there is anything on the other side; whether there is life after death.

Christian Houge is represented in the show with the Moksha series, an impressive body of work he has been working on for the past 4 years, consisting of still photographs and also a video-installation.

The exhibition has been curated by Haugar’s Tone Lyngstad Nyaas and presents artists such as Eline Medbøe, Jone Kvie, René Holm, Christian Houge, Natasja Askelund, Vanessa Baird, Biljana Djurdjevik, Espen Gleditsch, Astrid Mørland, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Ivan Galuzin and Morten Viskum.  Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum – 23.09.2010-14.11.2010

What could possibly be more appropriate than a FINISSAGE for the PUG#1 (Pop Up Gallery no 1) and the exhibit 7th LANE… it has truly been an amazing journey, and we welcome you to join us at July the 23rd at 7 pm to celebrate the exhibition, and our 7 amazing artists; Roger Ballen, Steinar Christensen, Lisa Holden, Christian Houge, William Ropp, Robert Sannes and Joyce Tenneson. Find the invitation HERE.

Opening hours @7th LANE are Thursday-Sunday 12-5, or by appointment.

Last chance is July 25th.

Adress: PUG#1 – 7th LANE – Lilleakerveien 4B, Oslo.

The art critic, Lars Elton, has reviewed the exhibition 7th LANE in VG, Norway´s largest newspaper. Elton rewards the exhibition with 5 out of 6 points, and concludes his critique: “The images are heavenly beautiful, vulnerable, challenging, and heartbreakingly brutal.” Elton continues;  “The exhibition´s strength lies in its extremities”.

We congratulate our 7 amazing artists!

Our opening hours are Thursday – Sunday 12-5 pm or by appointment.

Last chance is 25th of July, the building will be demolished on the 26th.

Join us for a guided tour through the mysteries of 7th LANE with our curator Arnt Fredheim, Monday July 12th at 7 pm.

Address:

7th LANE – PUG#1 – Lilleakerveien 4B, Oslo.

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33 artworks, 33 artists, 33 municipalities; Artscape Nordland is an international art project with invited participants from 18 countries.

This summer Steinar Christensen has been up north to attend to his contribution to Artscape Nordland, the installation “Stella MARIS”.

The project originated in a comprehensive debate about the role of art in society. The County of Nordland, with its 240.000 inhabitants, does not have an art museum – and people must travel long distances to study modern art in museums and galleries. The idea of a collection of modern art in Nordland, one sculpture in every municipality and with the landscape as gallery, was first presented in 1988. The underying idea of the project is that a work of art creates a place of its own through its very presence in the landscape. The sculpture also visualises its surroundings, thus giving the place a new dimension. The dialogue resulting from the encounter between the sculpture and spectator reveals different ways of understanding and interpreting art.

The project officially started in 1992, and was completed in 1998. Sculptures, located in beautiful, varied and often brutal landscapes on the coast of the Atlantic, will be found in 33 of the 45 municipalities in the county. An art gallery without walls or a ceiling – and covering an area of 40.000 km. (Source: www.skulpturlandskap.no)

The exhibit 7th LANE  is located  in a beautiful factory building in Lillaakerveien 4B, Oslo, which will be demolished in August. We proudly present 1.000 square meters with photography, sculpture and video installations created by the prominent artists Roger Ballen, Steinar Christensen, Lisa Holden, Christian Houge, William Ropp, Robert Sannes and Joyce Tenneson.

If you are in Oslo, please visit us, our opening hours are Thursday-Sunday from 12-5 or by appointment. Also – please let us know if you would like to see the beautiful 7th LANE catalogue – we are happy to send it to you!

Last chance to visit the exhibition is  the 25th of July. Enjoy…

The exhibition 7th LANE – Photography from Heaven and Hell opened on June 2nd -  with 1.000 m2 filled with work created by 7 amazing artists showing photography, sculpture and video. Over 300 people attended the opening reception. We welcome you all to the following events in June;

7th LANE – Artisttalk – Steinar Christensen vs curator Arnt N Fredheim. Steinar Christensen’s unique artistic practice operates in future, present and past, with references to both the Dutch Golden Age paintings and a futuristic industrial age. His artist talk will be on his thoughts about art and the driving forces to create, but also about the ways his work can be interpreted. Saturday June 5th at 1 PM.

7th LANE – Artisttalk – Christian Houge guides us into a mystery. In Houge’s most recent body of work OKURIMONO, the sense of sameness withdraws and a very different feeling of strangeness creeps up on us. In fact, what this series registers is a remarkable place of alterity in today’s global order, a radical difference bang in the middle of the familiar. Sunday June 6th at 1 PM.

7th LANE – Your portrait made by the French photographer William Ropp.
William Ropp is known for the unique style in which he captures the mysterious aspects of human nature. Placing his subjects in absolute darkness during extended exposures, he uses a flashlight to paint a magical effect of illumination and shadow in what he calls ‘The dance of light’. Saturday 12th and Sunday 13 of June, from 11-3 PM. For booking, please send us an email at post@ellen-k.no.

7th LANE – Artist talk – William Ropp – Sunday 13th of June at 7PM

7th LANE – Booksigning – Joyce Tenneson. Internationally lauded as one of the leading photographers of her generation, Joyce Tenneson’s work has been published in books and major magazines worldwide. Her images have been displayed in exhibitions worldwide and are part of numerous private and museum collections. Her portraits appear frequently on covers for magazines such as: Time, Life, Newsweek, Premiere, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine. June 16th at 7PM.

7TH LANE -Robert Sannes gives an artist talk about his series Resurrection on show in the gallery. Robert Sannes is an architect by education but over the recent years he has chosen photography and lecturing to be his profession. His strengths lie within his visual senses, which in his opinion, is an important ability in order to develop insight beyond knowledge. JUNE 20th AT 1PM

Our opening hours are from 12-5 PM thursday-sunday till 25nd of July.

Adress: Lilleakerveien 4B, Oslo.

Enjoy…

Click here for a sneakpeak…

Opening reception June 2nd at 7 pm.

Roger Ballen

Steinar Christensen

Lisa Holden

Christian Houge

William Ropp

Robert Sannes

Joyce Tenneson

Vernissage on June 2 at 7:00 PM, Lilleakerveien 4B, Oslo. Most artists will be present at the opening or during the exhibition.

Find your INVITATION to the exhibition 7th LANE here.

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